Phones need 'bed mode' to protect sleep

For Linux users I can highly recommend Redshift[1]. The color temperature settings seem to differ some from f.lux but everything else works great!<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jonls.dk&#x2F;redshift&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jonls.dk&#x2F;redshift&#x2F;</a>

And yet Apple recently forced f.lux to take down the sideloaded version of their iOS app despite the fact that they have no public APIs available to do what f.lux does.<p>See here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;justgetflux.com&#x2F;sideload&#x2F;#notanymore" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;justgetflux.com&#x2F;sideload&#x2F;#notanymore</a><p>HN Posting: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10556375" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10556375</a>

When reading about circadian light it helps to remember that the actual biological research is still a bit thin. There are a couple of studies out there that show that light of other wavelengths reduces the effect of the blue light on melatonin. Since the problem is normally caused by the bright white areas on the screen it is possible that all that is required is to turn down the overall brightness at night.<p>Incidentally, this effect might explain why people complain that typical office lighting isn&#x27;t bright enough to cause sufficient melatonin suppression during the day.

People get addicted to their phones to the point that it disrupts their sleep and harms their health. A bed mode is not going to change that. People need to recognise the damage their habits are doing and work to change them.

While I do think my Mac is overly blue, I also think that f.lux is ridiculously yellow. I&#x27;ve turned down the yellowness considerably compared to the defaults, and still find myself turning it off in the evening, because suddenly everything becomes washy yellow.

Or people just need to put the phone down before going to sleep. Every non-infantile responsible adult is capable of that.<p>How hard can it be ?

Or you could just put the phone&#x2F;tablet&#x2F;computer aside an hour or two before bedtime. It&#x27;s probably not a popular solution, people get defensive when you suggest they put their phone away.

Anybody know if f.lux is working on an Android version? Their FAQ is mute on the issue.

For those wearing glasses, you can opt for special coating that filters some of the blue light out.<p>The one I got was ~$40 option when I last ordered new glasses, and was branded &quot;digital protection glasses&quot; and &quot;Kodak BlueReflect&quot;.

My brain must be wired up differently, but the best way for me to fall asleep is by watching youtube videos on my iPad. When I&#x27;m sufficiently tired, it&#x27;s a matter of minutes before I&#x27;m asleep.

I don&#x27;t understand why Google hasn&#x27;t implemented this yet. It&#x27;s easy to do that and has a huge value. I always had to root my phone just to do this.

The Do Not Disturb feature with defined DND times goes a long way on iOS. Definitely recommend it, and yes, receiving notifications at 2AM can be a total pain.

It&#x27;s called the power off button?<p>Seriously, what is wrong with people, turn the thing off.<p>Future &quot;news&quot;: Food needs to stop being so tasty so people don&#x27;t eat too much.

Isn&#x27;t that the &quot;do not disturb&quot; settings in iOS?